Regulators who investigate complaints may face procedural fairness challenges to their investigative processes. The Alberta Court of Appeal has confirmed that the procedural fairness a college must provide during an investigation is at the low end of the spectrum, and…
In the first significant judicial review of a decision of the BC Health Professions Review Board (the “HPRB”), the BC Supreme Court found that a registrar investigating a complaint and exercising a summary dismissal power under s. 32(3) of the…
[Updated 2013-11-09] The room for the conference has changed! The 2013 Professional Regulation Conference will be occurring in the West Meeting Room 205 & 207 at the Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3). [Updated 2013-10-07] Thank…
Professional Regulation Conference: Vancouver Convention Centre, November 15, 2013 Frequently Asked Questions About the Conference Q: I am a regulator from another province and different legislation applies to me. Will the conference deal with topics in a way that takes…
Entry requirements of “good character” and “fitness” are clearly malleable. They consist of equally difficult concepts like honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness, and they turn on cultural and social expectations about which people differ. Yet good character and fitness requirements persist…